Pursuant to the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of European Union, we are updating our Privacy Policy to bring you a more personalized user experience. We are working with our partners to improve the service you already have. And we will give you even more control over your data.

Our new Privacy Policy was posted on 05/11/18. It is effective upon acceptance for new users, and from May 25, 2018 for all other users. See our latest version of this Privacy Policy.

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Bulky Dash Cams, a Thing of the Past

In-car camera footage has come a long way from the grainy, narrow field-of-view images produced by the large dash cameras in the late 1980s and 90s. Today, agencies are looking for small cameras with wide views which capture clear, high definition footage from the front and rear of the vehicle and Getac Video Solutions has three in-car cameras that do all that and more.

History of In-Car Cameras

In-car cameras became a part of policing in the 1980s when new technology in the form of VHS tapes allowed law enforcement to record field sobriety tests to crack down on drinking and driving.

In the 1990s, the War on Drugs changed the focus of law enforcement and in-car cameras were used to document stops and vehicle searches. As the decade progressed, the focus changed again. The cameras were used to capture police and civilian interactions to unbiasedly document the reported increase in racial bias, racial profiling and officer assaults.

By the early 2000s, in-car cameras were recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice as an essential technology in policing. As a result, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) started an In-Car Camera Initiative Program which gave millions of dollars to agencies to purchase in-car cameras. That initiative exponentially increased the number of agencies with in-car cameras and made them a staple in policing.

Smaller Footprint, Wider View

However, as the decades have passed, the technology has significantly improved and bulky dash cams of the past aren’t what agencies want.

The reason for the change is officers don’t want a big camera interfering with their view out the windshield, especially when front cabins in modern police vehicles seem to be getting smaller and smaller, according to McDaniel.

“They want to make sure they don’t have large bulky equipment interfering,” said McDaniel. “We took that feedback from previous years of camera deployments and we have joined the movement to reduce the size of cameras to accommodate that desire to have smaller cameras in the smaller cabins.”

While many agencies continue to request wider angle cameras, McDaniel shared a significant drawback to wide field of view cameras. “As you continue to get wider and wider, you lose your depth perception,” he said. But Getac Video has a solution.

“Our [VR-X20] DVR has so much power it can support both the wide-angle camera and the narrow,” McDaniel said. “We have an option where agencies can purchase both and either have them stacked on top of each other or installed side by side so they can have the wide view to capture more in front of the vehicle and have the narrow to capture more detail and depth away from the vehicle.”

The VR-X20, powered by Intel core processors, also allows the in-car cameras to quickly and automatically switch from daytime to nighttime or to capture low-light situations.

If agencies are looking to use infrared for the front-facing cameras, Getac Video has sensors which can support that, too. This feature requires infrared light shining from the front of the vehicle to allow the camera to capture footage in low or no-light scenarios.

Getac Video Solutions is proud to help serve you while you serve others. Contact us today to learn more about our ZeroDark™ HD Camera series.

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From time to time, Getac may wish to contact you by email, telemarketing, surveys, direct mail, Mobile SMS, Telephone and/or brochures to provide you with information about products and services that may be of interest to you. If you are happy to be contacted by Getac for these purposes, please click the check box above. Further information can be found in Getac's Privacy Policy.By clicking the checkbox, you consent to Getac contacting you in accordance with the provisions of this notice. You can revoke your consent at any time, free of charge, by sending an email to globalmarketing@getac.com.

Consent to processing of personal data

This Notice is issued by Getac Technology Corporation on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries and its affiliates (together, “Getac”). For the purposes of this Notice, Getac is the controller. Further details are available in Getac’s Privacy Policy.

Purposes of processing Relevant Personal Data – With your consent, Getac may process your Relevant Personal Data for the following purposes: making our websites available to you; providing goods and services to you; entering into transactions with you; communicating with you; improving our products and services; managing our business; and complying with laws and regulations applicable to us.

International transfers of Relevant Personal Data – With your consent, Getac may transfer your Relevant Personal Data to recipients outside the jurisdiction in which your Relevant Personal Data were collected. In these cases, Getac shall comply with the relevant requirements of applicable law and the Getac's Privacy Policy.

Disclosures of Relevant Personal Data to third parties – In order to fulfil the purposes set out in this Notice, Getac may disclose your Relevant Personal Data to third parties, including: Getac subsidiaries and affiliates; Getac’s customers; Getac’s third party processors and service providers (subject to appropriate processing agreements); and courts, administrative bodies, and law enforcement agencies, to the extent required by applicable law.

Your rights – Subject to applicable law, you may have a right to access your Relevant Personal Data, to have errors in your Relevant Personal Data rectified, and to object to the processing of your Relevant Personal Data on legitimate grounds. Further details are available in Getac’s Privacy Policy.

Contact details – You may contact Getac for the purposes of exercising your rights under applicable law, or for any other purpose in connection with this Notice, at:

By clicking the check box, you consent to the processing of your Relevant Personal Data by Getac in accordance with the provisions of this notice. You can revoke your consent at any time, free of charge, by sending an email to globalmarketing@getac.com.